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burnspbesq

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Desktop Rx?
« on: November 16, 2012, 02:28:34 AM »
How difficult would it be to create a  "Desktop Rx," with RCA and XLR inputs and 1/4 inch and XLR outputs, in a case approximately the size of a Pan Am?

Is that a project that a total noob could take on with a reasonable chance of success?
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Re: Desktop Rx?
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2012, 07:22:52 AM »
Other than recasing an existing Rx, I don't think so. Have you seen the component density on that board?
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Re: Desktop Rx?
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2012, 07:57:04 PM »
Quote from: RudeWolf on November 17, 2012, 07:22:52 AM
Other than recasing an existing Rx, I don't think so. Have you seen the component density on that board?

Recasing is what I was thinking about. I know which end of a soldering iron to hold, but that's about the extent of my skills at this point in time. My usual approach to stuff like this is "hire a professional and stay out of the way," but for some reason I'm starting to get an itch to be hands-on.
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Re: Desktop Rx?
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2012, 10:03:02 PM »
Well, it is doable. In theory.

But all in all I'd advise against it. Just get a bunch of RCA-3.5mm/etc. converters. There are more fun things in DIY than trying to recase an ultra complicated portable amp. There's a reason why there are so many uncased amps lying around.
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